Well said Michelf and Vega ECM. Am I the only one who thinks the government of the day did BAC a great favour by refusing to support the rear-engined wide-bodied Three-Eleven in the early 70s?
Much wailing and gnashing of teeth at the time, but I’ve always felt the Three-Eleven was an overweight commercial disaster waiting to happen.
The same government also refused to back the A300, but at least HSA decided to stay in on a business basis.